Ageing Hippies, where are you in life now?

Question

Curious

Answer 1

I know where one aging hippie is in life now. He raised his children, teaching them respect but also to question authority. To question the motivation of those who have authority over us not a right, but it is our job to be a sentinal. This hippie wore his hair long, because he could. He had a full size beard. Whenever he walked into a store, the shopkeepers inevitably called the police because they thought he was going to rob them. All you had to do was look into those wonderful brown eyes because they mirrored the sould of this gentle gian. He never pointed out what is wrong with this world, but was able to focus on what is right. He never lost his love for life, his light never dimmed until the day he died. It is now our job to teach our children the same lessons he lovingly taught us. I certainly hope I'm equal to the task. Bye dad, I love you!

Answer 2

I'm about 50. I think I'm ten years too young. I wonder about the same thing. Many shed their ways I suppose, and became middle class and took advantage of what they have learned from those late 60's. It was a hotbed of old and new ways. Acceptance and freedom like nothing I've seen since. I grew up in the middle of it all but was 12 at the time. Living in SF was great tho. Sgt. Pepper's playing everyday out someones window. Pot in the air. Bead shops. The Height. Most grew out of it. There are about maybe 10% left in small towns that held firm to the concept of living off the land. Growing their own food and making yogurt or eating sprouts everyday. Mother Earth and Whole foods pretty much mainstreamed everything the hippy's brought. The strongest thing that I miss about the hippy days even though I'm a baby hippy is the free love part. Everything else about that culture has morphed into different aspects of the same thing. But with different values in dress and cleanliness. Peace man. Groovy and Far Out sort of sounds corny now. Out of Sight! They all are. I still ask anyone between the ages of 57 and 67 if they were. None have admitted being one.

Answer 3

I'm right here. I've been teaching for over 20 years, don't do drugs, live in a house with no mortgage, and am planning on retiring at age 60...7 years. I'm not rich...just low income, have a used car and a couple of dogs, a bird and some fish. I still have all my old music and still collect Rolling Stone Magazine on occasion. I still love to be barefooted, and don't wear make-up. I don't dress like a hippie, but am still fairly earthy....still like a pair of jeans and a t shirt. Still have some birks. Switched over from incense to potpourri..lol. Much better. Love fast food and computers and lots of modern day stuff. I'm tired...

Answer 4

Alohas

Well Ive been here in Hawaii since they poured me out of the plane on December 5, 1966, Came From the Haight from 57 to 63 in SF to Lake Tahoe 63 to 66 for almost 3 years, and here ever since...

Retired Now and Clean And Sober for over 23 years since June 6, 1983, and it's been a wild ride the whole time. Been a great life and I'll push it another 27 if I can make it to 100 before I go Maki or Die..

I Hope you do as well in life as I have,, God Bless,,

Alohas Oi

Gran Pa Doug @ Thoughtfuls in Waikiki 96815

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Answer 5

I'm age 59 an old hippie who is very young at heart and am going to medical school!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 6

Well, I guess I'm still the same person, just not in the same place. Wish I was where I had been then......

Answer 7

I am high right now!

Answer 8

lol